Hood for buggy-tops.



No. 684,365. Patanted Oct. 8, I90l.

J. P. aonnou.

HOOD FOB BUGGY TOPS.

(Applicltion 810d In. 15, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P. GORDON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

HOOD FOR BUGGY-TOPS.

SPECIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 684,365, dated October 8, 1901.

Application filed March 15, 1901. Serial No. 51,237, (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN P. GORDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and use ful Improvement in Hoods for Buggy-Tops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of buggy-top dust-hoods of that class which are adapted to cover and protect vehicle-tops when the latter are in their folded positions; and the objects of my invention are to provide an improved cover or dust hood for buggy-tops which may be readily adjusted for use on buggy-tops of differentsizes, to so construct my improved hood as to cause the same to fit over the buggy-top bows smoothly or without wrinkling, and to produce otherv improvements the details of construction of which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my device, showing the same in use on a folded buggy-top. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the casing at the rear side of the hood, showing in elevation thereof one of my improved yielding top-prop-engaging hooks. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of the inner end of the spring-casing, and Fig. 4 is a view at right angles with that shown in Fig. 3.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I form the body 1 thereof of a sheet of suitable material, preferably waterproof, this body having its rear side or edge portion turned to form a casing 2 and this casing edge portion being of such width that the same engages the upper bow of a vehicle-top when the latter is down or in its folded position, so as to permit of its extending a distance along the sides thereof, as indicated at 2 The sides of the body 1 are formed of sufficient material to result in the production of downwardly-extending side flap portions, one of which is indicated at 3. These side portions 3 are adapted to depend in front of the upper top-props 4. Within the end portions of the casing 2 I se cure tubular bodies 5, and within each of these tubular bodies is arranged a coiled spring 6, the inner end of said coiled spring being connected with the inner end portion of said tubular body and the outer end portion thereof, which is adapted to project from the outer end of the tube 5, terminates in a suitable hook 7.

In adjusting or securing my improved hood onto a vehicle-top which has previously been folded downward the same is so arranged thereon as to cause the casing 2 to engage or embrace the rear portion of the upper or forward top-bow. As indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the end extensions of this casing are also made to embrace portions of the sides of said bow, the casing or rear portion of the hood being held in its connection with the upper or forward bow by the engagement of the hooks 7 with the upper top-props at. In effecting this engagement it will be seen-that the springs 6 will be drawn forward or placed under sufficient tension to exert sufficient pull on said top-props to hold the hooks in connection therewith. In this manner of providing a connection of the hood and the upper bow of the vehicle-top it will be observed that the hood may present a comparatively smooth and neat appearance when in place. I am aware of the patent to Daugherty and Knoderer, No. 652,090, dated June 19, 1900, in which a hood is provided with means for adjustment consisting of elastic secured in connection with the rear portion or edge of the hood. The construction in said former patent, however, results in imparting a sheared or puckered appearance to the rear portion of the hood, whereas by the construction herein shown and described it will be seen that this rear hood portion will be retained in a smoothly-drawn condition.

It is obvious that instead of the-spring 6 I might employ an elastic support for the hooks 7 without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

' 1. In a hood for buggy-tops, the combination of a hood-body 1 of flexible material having its rear portion and portions of its sides adapted to embrace one or more top-bows and the rear edge portion of said hood-body being formed with a casing, of yielding hooks connected with the end portions of said cason the Qu te i ends of said springs, sziid hooks ing and adapted to engage top-props of the adapted to engage top-props of a. vehicle, sub- Vehicle, substantially as specified. stantially as specified. H

c 2. In a. hood for buggy-tops, the combina- JOHN P. GORDON. 3 tien of a hood-body 1 having depending side In presence ofportions and a rear edge casing, of springs 6 G. C. SHEPHERD,

secured in the ends of said casing and hooks C. M. MORROW. 

